Tom Llamas will take over from Lester Holt as anchor of “NBC Nightly News” this summer, when the veteran journalist steps down from the post he held for a decade, NBC News announced Wednesday.

Tom Llamas will anchor “NBC Nightly News” beginning this summer, replacing Lester Holt, who announced last month that he was stepping down from the program after a decade anchoring it.

NBC News has found the next anchor of its flagship evening newscast, NBC Nightly News. The network says that Tom Llamas will step into the role later this summer. Llamas succeeds Lester Holt ...